NewsRoom Digest: Top NZ News Items for September 10, 2015

At the negative end understandably is the dairy sector with high
pessimism . At the other end of the spectrum are regional housing markets now benefitting from Aucklanders seeking
assets and locals jumping on this cyclical bandwagon, and tourism.

This edition of NewsRoom_Digest features 10 resourceful links of the day and the politics pulse from Thursday 10th September.

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Top stories in the current news cycle include the reduction of the Official Cash Rate by the RBNZ from 3% to 2.75% citing slowing domestic activity, the Queenstown Lakes District Council says it will be working with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to put pressure on local landlords to comply with government tenancy regulations and the Auditor-General has found no evidence the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) allowed illegal swamp kauri exports.

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POLITICS PULSE

Media releases issued from Parliament by political parties today included:

Government: Better air services with Qatar welcomed; More free-to-air sport and TV for the Pacific; Speech: Peter Dunne- Opening of 2015 RACMA Scientific Conference; $345,000 for wilding conifers in War on Weeds; Three new appointees to Waitangi Tribunal; Solid Energy report welcomed; More colonoscopies delivered, wait times reduce; Minister opens new DOC Queenstown Visitor Centre; Sole parent students take up accommodation change

NZ WELCOMES REFUGEES: This Thursday thousands of New Zealanders will gather around the country at candlelit vigils where they will have a moment of silence for the innocent lives lost and light candles for the additional lives that could be saved if the government acts immediately to double the refugee quota. For a full listing of events visithttp://www.actionstation.org.nz/refugees_welcome

OUTLOOK FROM BEEF+LAMB: The New Season Outlook 2015-16 was released by Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service today. It predicts the average sheep and beef farm in New Zealand will see its profit before tax lift to $109,900 this season – 9.6 per cent more than last season, but 3.1 per cent below the five-year average. The full report can be found at http://www.beeflambnz.com/economic-reports

SHEEP FARMERS: “With spring comes more stock handling,” says Al McCone, WorkSafe’s Agriculture Programme Manager. “Injuries often happen when people do routine tasks like tailing/docking over and over again. Before you or your workers start any job on the farm, stop and consider what you need to watch out for and how to get it done safely.” For more information on staying safe on farms, go to http://www.saferfarms.org.nz

TENANCY REGULATIONS: The Queenstown Lakes District Council says it will be working with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to put pressure on local landlords to comply with government tenancy regulations. Click here for more: http://mbie3.cwp.govt.nz/

Selwyn Manning, BCS (Hons.) MCS (Hons.) is an investigative political journalist with 23 years media experience. He specializes in reportage and analysis of socioeconomics, politics, foreign affairs, and security/intelligence issues.
Selwyn has extensive experience as a commentator and has provided live political analysis to a wide range of television and radio organizations broadcasting in New Zealand, Australia and globally including the BBC (Five Live, London) and BBC (World Service). He is currently a correspondent to Australia's FiveAA radio, and is a regular live-on-air panelist on Radio New Zealand's The Panel with broadcaster Jim Mora.